Crown Inn, Stone (A38), nr Berkeley GL13 9LE
The Crown Inn was situated just off the main A38 Bristol Road on the road that leads to Lower Stone. It faced the main Bristol Road. The Crown Inn is now a private residence called Crown Cottage. GL13 9LE. The Citizen: 25th January, 1985- Former licensee dies: Mr Stan Applegate, former licensee and Port of […]
Berkeley Vale Hotel, Stone (A38), GL13 9JY
The Berkeley Vale Hotel, on the east side of the A38 at Stone, is not mentioned in the 1891 and 1903 books of licensed houses in Gloucestershire. It was certainly trading as a hotel in the 1960’s but, according to the late Wilfred Merrett in his book ‘Pubs of the Old Stroud Brewery’, the Berkeley […]
New Inn, Stone, nr Berkeley
It seems that the New Inn was tied to the Wickwar Brewery in 1891 and the Dursley Brewery in 1903. There is a property in Stone called New House but whether this was once the New Inn is not yet known. The postal code of the house is GL13 9LB. Licensing Details: Owner in 1891: […]
Sharpness Hotel / Dockers Club, Sharpness
The first Sharpness Hotel developed from premises established in 1871 to serve navvies building the new dock. It became known as the Shanty or Shant (a common name for a beer house for navvies). In 1879 it was taken over by the Cheltenham Original Brewery Company. At that time it was one of the furthest […]
Severn Bridge & Railway Hotel, Station Road, Sharpness GL13 9UB
The Severn Bridge & Railway Hotel was named after the railway bridge which crossed the River Severn half a mile to the north of the pub. The Severn Railway bridge was 1,404 yards long and had twenty one arches. It was partly demolished on a fateful night on October 25th 1960 when two oil tankers […]
Pier View Hotel, 34 Oldminster Road, Newtown, Sharpness GL13 9NA
The Pier View Hotel was an imposing Victorian red brick building set back from the road. Overlooking Sharpness Docks and the terminus of the Sharpness / Berkeley branch railway line. The pub sign bracket had a castle emblem of West Country Breweries in the iron work. The hotel was put up for auction in 2022 […]
Oldminster Arms, Sharpness
There is a reference to the Oldminster Arms in August 1883 when an inquiry was held at the pub of a 15 year-old boy found floating in the canal. This is probably the same premises as the Pier View Hotel.
Pilot Inn, Purton GL13 9HP
The landlord in the late 1890’s, Angus John Robertson, also ran a grocers and tobacconist shop from the same premises. The Pilot Inn closed in 1965. It is now a private house called the Pilot. Map Reference: SO 692043 Owner in 1891: James Woodward (leased Arnold Perrett & Co. Ltd., Wickwar Brewery) Rateable value in […]
Berkeley Hunt, Canalside, Purton GL13 9HU
The Berkeley Hunt was located on the northern bank of the Gloucester – Sharpness canal. The Berkeley estate regained control of the property at the expiry of a 25 year lease in November 1997, and the wonderful pub closed down in February 1998. It’s untimely closure prompted me to write to the Dursley Gazette and the following […]
Berkeley Arms, Purton GL13 9HU
The Berkeley Arms, a red bricked pub on the banks of the River Severn, is a classic old fashioned pub with a totally unspoilt interior. It is listed in the CAMRA National Inventory of Pub Interiors of Outstanding Historic Interest – one of only two in Gloucestershire (See also the Red Lion at Ampney St […]
